The incident dates back to a clash in the eastern state of Bihar between villagers and police in January, when officers were pelted with stones and shot at, Dhruv Kumar Jha told AFP.

Shortly afterwards, the young Raj Kumar was "charged with throwing stones at the police and firing at them," he said.

The family ignored three summons, prompting uniformed police to turn up at their house and tell the dumbfounded parents to produce the child before the authorities.